Launching a script after 10 minutes of inactivity?

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:24:05 Z

Hello all. I'm a newbie here on this forum, although I have been lurking in the background for some time now.
I am wondering if anyone knows of a way to launch a script after 10 minutes of inactivity, similar to the way a screensaver kicks in.
I'd also like it to close if there is any activity at all. So basically, I'm looking for a screensaver-type of script that will not interfere with the WIndows screensaver and will close if the mouse is moved, key is pressed, etc.

Launching a script after 10 minutes of inactivity?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:09:03 Z

I have, on my PC, the screensaver Mystify.scr which is triggered when my computer has been idle for 15 minutes. I have a "watchdog" service (actually) script that checks when this screensaver is triggered and if so, deletes all BAK files from my D: drive. The script should exit once the computer becomes active (when the screensaver process exits). Here's my script:

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sHost = "." 

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Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & sHost & "\root\cimv2")  

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Set oEventSource = oWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery _  

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    ("SELECT * FROM __InstanceOperationEvent" & _  

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     " WITHIN 10 WHERE TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_Process'")  

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Do While True 

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    Set oEventObject = oEventSource.NextEvent()  

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    If oEventObject.TargetInstance.Name = "Mystify.scr" Then 

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        Set colItems = oWMIService.ExecQuery _  

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        ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")  

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        For Each oItem in colItems  

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           DelFiles("D:")  

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        Next 

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    End If 

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Loop 

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Sub DelFiles(strDrv)  

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  Set colFiles = oWMIService.ExecQuery _  

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      ("Select * from CIM_DataFile Where Drive =  '" & _  

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        strDrv & "' and Extension = 'bak'")  

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  For Each objFile in colFiles  

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      objFile.Delete  

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  Next 

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End Sub 

Regards,

Salvador Manaois III
C|EH MCSE MCSA MCITP|Server/Enterprise Admin
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1	sHost = "."
2	Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & sHost & "\root\cimv2")
3	Set oEventSource = oWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery _
4	("SELECT * FROM __InstanceOperationEvent" & _
5	" WITHIN 10 WHERE TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_Process'")
6	Do While True
7	Set oEventObject = oEventSource.NextEvent()
8	If oEventObject.TargetInstance.Name = "Mystify.scr" Then
9	Set colItems = oWMIService.ExecQuery _
10	("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")
11	For Each oItem in colItems
12	DelFiles("D:")
13	Next
14	End If
15	Loop
16
17	Sub DelFiles(strDrv)
18	Set colFiles = oWMIService.ExecQuery _
19	("Select * from CIM_DataFile Where Drive = '" & _
20	strDrv & "' and Extension = 'bak'")
21	For Each objFile in colFiles
22	objFile.Delete
23	Next
24	End Sub